Shingles can be very painful and more dangerous than you think – Preventable with Vaccination

Shingles is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox Once a person has chickenpox, the virus stays in their body. The virus can reactivate later in life and cause shingles.  Over 90% of adults aged 50 and older already carry the virus.

Shingles can cause a painful rash illness, which sometimes leads to long-term nerve pain.

Older adults are at a greater risk of developing Shingles as the immune decreases, and the symptoms can be severe.

• Shingles can lead to serious complications involving the eye, including vision loss.
• Very rarely, shingles can also lead to:
  • Infection of the lung (pneumonia)
  • Hearing problems
  • Brain inflammation (encephalitis)
  • Death

Vaccine is the best protection!

Vaccination is highly effective in preventing shingles and potential complications such as nerve pain, skin infections, and eye inflammation.

If you’re 50 or older, get vaccinated

• Vaccine provides strong protection from shingles and long-term nerve pain.
• Get vaccine even if you already had shingles, because you can get the disease more than once.
• Your risk of shingles and complications increases as you age.
• You need 2 doses of vaccine. Get the second dose 2 to 6 months after you get the first dose.
• If you got a shingles vaccine in the past, you still should get vaccinated.
• You may have already got a different shingles vaccine called Zostavax, you are still recommended to get 2 doses of the new zoster vaccine.

The New Generation Vaccine – 2 Doses, 2 – 6 Months apart

• Provides 97% protection against Shingles
• Reduces the risk of Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) by 91.2%
• Maintains an 89% effectiveness for 10 years

Who Should Get Vaccinated?

• Individuals aged 50 and above
• Some people have a greater risk for having shingles and related complications.

This includes people who:

• Have medical conditions that keep their immune systems from working properly, such as certain cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Take drugs that keep their immune systems from working properly, such as steroids and drugs given after an organ transplant

Who Should Not Get the vaccine?

You should not get zoster vaccine if you:

• Have ever had a severe allergic reaction to any component of the vaccine or after a dose of Shingrix.
• Currently have shingles.
• Currently are pregnant.

If you have a minor illness, such as a cold, you may get the vaccine. But if you have a moderate or severe illness, with or without fever, you should usually wait until you recover before getting the vaccine.

What Are the Possible Side Effects of Zoster vaccine?

Studies show that vaccine is safe. The temporary side effects while your body create an immune might include a sore arm with mild or moderate pain, redness and swelling, tired, muscle pain, a headache, shivering, fever, stomach pain, or nausea.  Symptoms normally go away in about 2 to 3 days.

Special Price for Recombinant Subunit Zoster Vaccine (RZV)

• 2 doses: 13,800 Baht
• 1 dose: 7,400 Baht

Today – 31 December 2023

Protect yourself and your loved ones with the Recombinant Subunit Zoster Vaccine (RZV) – available today!

Service Conditions:

1. Available at the Medicine Department, 4^th Floor, BNH Hospital.
2. Price includes doctor’s fee and hospital service fee.
3. Make an appointment at Tel.02-022-0700, ext. 4421-4423 or 02-022-0843.
4. This promotion is non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
5. The hospital reserves the right to change the terms and conditions without prior notice.